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brisket

brisket

26 4.1
A cut of beef from the lower chest used for slow cooking or barbecuing
  • noun
  • /ˈbrɪskɪt/
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  • The fundraiser also featured a cake wheel, plant sale, and barbecue brisket plates to go.
  • beef brisket
  • cook a brisket
  • smoke brisket

I would say BBQ brisket would be there.

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Examples

  • Some basic smokers may be set up with only one large rack for one large brisket.

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  • The five meats as listed are ribs, brisket, ham, Polish sausage, and hot link.

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  • Because he really knows how to cook a brisket.

  • -Bob, can I have some more brisket?

  • I'll be testing a Christmas brisket recipe early this next week.

    Blog text (17)
  • So we are on the hunt for the best brisket, best barbecue in Dallas.

  • We eat the brisket on a bi-weekly basis.

  • The preparation of brisket has variations, some of which have regional origins.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The Katzs sold the best brisket in the city, Elsa said.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The restaurant is famous for its tender and flavorful brisket that is smoked for hours.

How Tender

tenderloin
  • Specialized
17 3.7
rib
121 1.4
sirloin
11 2.9
chuck
  • US
7 7.0
brisket
26 4.1
round
  • US
26 6.1
shank
9 5.8

Surface Forms

brisket singular
briskets plural

Etymology

Brisket comes from an old Norse word brjósk meaning 'cartilage' or 'breast', because this cut comes from the chest area of the animal. So brisket today is the piece of meat from the lower chest or breast of a cow, often slow-cooked to make it tender.